They enter a dark room, with broken pieces all around it.
Hermione: "I don't like this. I don't like this at all."
Harry: "Where are we? A graveyard?"
Ron: "This is no graveyard. [sighs] It's a chessboard."
Ron walks out onto the marble board and flames light, illuminating the board and giant players. Harry and Hermione come up with him.
Harry: "There's the door."
They walk across the board, towards the door. Suddenly, as they reach a line of pawns, the pawns bring up their swords. The three jump and back up.
Hermione: "Now what do we do?"
Ron: "It's obvious, isn't it? We've got to play our way across the room. All right. Harry, you take the Bishop's square. Hermione, you'll be the Queen's side castle. Y/n you'll be the rook. As for me, I'll be a knight."
They all take their places.
Hermione: "What happens now?"
Ron: [aboard a horse.] "Well, white moves first, and then...we play."
A pawn on the other side moves forward. Ron studies the game.
Hermione: "Ron, you don't suppose this is going to be like...real wizard's chess, do you?"
Ron: "You there! D-5!"
A black pawn moves forward, diagonal to the white pawn. The white pawn raises its sword and smashes the black one. The three jump.
Ron: "Yes, Hermione, I think this is going to be exactly like wizard's chess!"
The game continues. Pieces smash each other, and boom! Boom!
Ron: "Castle to E-4!"
Smash!
Ron: "Pawn to C-3!"
Smash! Boom! The Queen turns, and smashes a piece! Harry, Ron, and Hermione wince.
Y/n: "Shoot."
The Queen turns again. Both Ron and Harry study the game.
Harry: "Wait a minute."
Ron: "You understand right, Harry. Once I make my move, the Queen will take me...then you'll be free to check the King."
Harry: "No, Ron! No!"
Hermione: "What is it?"
Harry: "He's going to sacrifice himself!"
Hermione: "No, Ron, you can't! [Ron closes his eyes.] There must be another way!"
Ron: [turns to face Hermione.] "Do you want to stop Snape or not? Harry, it's you that has to go on. I know it. Not me, not Hermione, you. [Harry nods.] Knight...to H-3."
Ron's horse moves forward, slides and stops.
Ron: "Check."
The Queen turns and advances. Ron breathes faster, clutching the steel reins. The Queen stops. SMASH! Ron goes flying off the horse and lands on the floor, unconscious.
Ron: "Ahhhh!"
Harry & Y/n: "RON!"
Hermione starts walking to him.
Y/n: "NO! Don't move! Dont forget, we're still playing."
Hermione moves back. Harry walks diagonally in front of the King.
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